Loader for shocks or sheaves of grain.



PATENTED SEPT. l0,l 1907. D. A., J. P. &, R. C'. STEWART. LOADER. POR SHOGKS OR SHEAVES 0F GRMN.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 21. 1905.

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S'TEXVART, AiXi) ROIS ERT CiiAiLES STE ONTARiO, CANADA.

FOR SHOCKS 0R SHEAVES OF GR.ilily Fatenteci Sept. 1G, 1907'.

Application tiled Nvmb 2l, 1905L Serial No. 288,477.

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wheel secured to the opposite cnd of the shaft H and I isa sprocket pinion secured on thc extended end of the shaft D. l2 is a sprocket chain connecting the wheel l and pinion l. is drawn in a forward direction the bars Dl are carried in the direction indicatedby arrow.

.l is a counter shaft secured in bearings J and J2.

Ji is a bevel gear secured to the shaft Il.

J4 is a bevel pinion secured to the shaft .l and designed to mesh with the bevel gear .l. .l5 is a sprocket wheel also secured to the counter shaft .l.

K is a sprocket gear secured to the extended end of the shaft El and K is a sprocket wheel secured to one Spindle of one of the rollers l"l of the endless conveyor D. K4 is a sprocket chain extending around the wliccl il and K and over the wheel l. ly this nicaiis the conveyors Daiid E are revolved.

Having described the principal parts involved in our invention we shall briefly describe the operation of the saine. I

The machine is designed to be drawn in a forward direction alongside of 'the wagon to be loaded, with the conveyer l) extending overtlic load. llie several conveyors arc driven from the nian wheel as described.

The shocks or sheaves are picked up and elevated from the ground in the lfollowingmanner. 'llie prongs Dl5 of the rods D1" travel oblitpiely forwardly and with their points directed forwardly towards the ground so as to pierce the shock or slieaf. lhe rollers l)' of the arnisD'2 and YD coact with the lower portion ol' the l lt will be seen that when the rollersl have reached the lowerniost portion of the grooves (Ji and (l4 that they follow the grooves iii an upward curved direction around the Shaft D, the grooves beingt so formed that the prongs are gradually brought into a position peipeiidiciilar to the deck E. The prongs travel in this position in an oblique upward direction until the upper liniit of the The grooves at this end are so formed that the rollers as they travel around the stud D7 hold the prongs in a perpendicular position as they pass over and around the upper edge of the deck li, By this motion the sheaf contacts with the edge ol' the ly this: means as the machine i deck ll stripping the sheaf from off the prongs DV' as they descend. The prongs travel in this position until Athe roller of the ariu l)l2 reaches the depression 3 and the roller of the arm D reaches the upwardly inclined portion Al. 'llie depression 2i and inclined portion 4 stervc to turn the rod Dl" so as to direct the prongs tliereof. again into a forward and downward direction wlicn the operation is repeated.

liy the use of two armsl l)" and Dl thc pron.;r is not only turned to travel in a forward direction at the point 3 and l but also prevents thc saiiic froni turning backwardly at such points iiitlie travel of the rollers along thc groove as 5 and tl. lt will bc seen that if only thc arins 1) were uscd at tin point f3 in thc groove the aini 1)"3 would liavc a tcndcucy to swing iu a backward direction and so throw thc point of thc prongr iu a backward direction and away from thc slicaf.

'lhe sheiif aftcr it has bccn stripped from the prongs ll'fI fallsinto the convcycr l). 'l`hc convcyer D carries thc sheaf laterally to the elevator l5 which elcvates the shcaf onto the load.

l"roni this description it will beseen that we have constructed a loader for shocks and slicavcs which is light, simple and durable and which will effectually and automatically gather thc shocks or sheaves 'off the ground and convey them onto the load. lt will. of course. be understood that a device such as l describe may be used for loading various other commodities of a similar nature.

What we claim as otir invention is:

lu :i shock lozirlcr, llic combination with tliciiiniin fiiinic and supporting`- wliccls, ot' an elevatingr cari-ici' comprising side lioai'ils havinggroovcs' tliciciii, thc loinl oi' one ol' which is dil'ci-ciit t'ioin the opposite one, upper and lower sprockct wliccls and connectingl chains. prong-cd i rods ionruiilctl on thc links provided willi arms conctiiig' with thc groovcs in tlic sidc boards and a drivim;v comico tion lictwccu the limiti supporting' wliccl :ind sprockets ol' thc elcvntoi' czii'i'ici', iis :ind t'oillic purpose spccilicd. 

